Located in Old Town Goleta, in a brightly colored orange-red building, this Altamirano’s is far more spacious than its sister restaurant on Milpas down in Santa Barbara, but still has the same slightly chintzy appeal. It’s not classy and elegant by any means, more like sitting at a table at a friend’s parents’ home that’s [...]
The chicken mole tacos are good. Very good, in fact. But…it was a little weird that the food brought to our table wasn’t ours. My own food hadn’t come yet, so my companions waited politely. It took somewhere between 5-10 minutes, and our actual order to arrive at another table, that all parties realized they [...]
I ate here for lunch today, for the first time and came away happy. The people who ran it were very friendly, especially the woman at the register. Like a nice mother you just want to smile at. They have a number of well-priced bento box selections, around the $8 range. Simple rolls are good [...]
Bandits isn’t about dining, it’s about being full. The food was decent, it certainly wasn’t horrible. Just burgers and meaty stuff, which was great for my companions. The barrel of peanuts is cute and disconcerting at the same time. We saw a number of big people come to their tables with enormous handfuls of peanuts. [...]
This is the best museum food I’ve ever had. Definitely not mediocre food served to a captive audience that one normally is stuck with museums. Then again, I suppose the Getty Center does not want to be normal. I had such a good experience at the restaurant, I would consider coming back just to dine [...]
